Environmental (EIA) Consultant - London & South East
Job Description
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you. We are looking for a Consultant level environmental professional to support our Environmental Management and Assessment Team in the UK, based from any of WSP's UK offices. We have an exciting portfolio of projects which span a number of sectors such as onshore and offshore renewables, aviation, nuclear, rail to name but a few. We need people with creative spirit, a dedicated approach and a solid grounding in environmental design, assessment and management at any stage of the development project lifecycle. As one of the largest environmental consultancies in the UK, WSP gets involved in some of the most challenging and high-profile projects. We work on anything from small developments across every sector, through to major national infrastructure schemes. Our Environmental Management and Assessment Team oversees and manages the environmental inputs to these schemes, with involvement through their lifecycle. Our early engagement at the concept and option stages helps us to shape projects that reflect the challenges of sensitive environments and communities. In supporting continued design through to consent application, we work closely with our wider environmental specialists, as well as other skilled professionals, to develop proposals that fit with and enhance the environment and communities they sit within. We work to build in wider benefits of improved habitats, cleaner air and water, lower carbon and overall environmental gain. And with schemes approved and underway, we work alongside design and construction teams to ensure practice meets commitment. The role is ideally suited to a pro-active individual looking to use their initiative to progress their career. A little more about your role... As an EIA Consultant within WSPs Environmental Assessment and Management team, you will work with a range of technical environmental specialists and design teams across multiple sectors to manage environmental inputs to project designs and assessments. The role would suit an enthusiastic individual looking to influence, manage and deliver environmental elements of engineering projects, within a wide range of sectors including rail, highways, energy and commercial / residential, from feasibility through to planning, detailed design, construction and handover / maintenance. You will help to manage projects and coordinate tasks relating to bidding, project team management, project delivery, and financial management. You will have the opportunity to work with a great team across the UK, where inspiring work and a fulfilling working life are a priority. A typical week could include:- Coordinating environmental assessments and EIA
- Team working with diverse environmental specialists in shaping sustainable projects.
- Helping to develop innovative techniques to shape the way we do our business, including digital EIA.
- Preparing well-presented, compelling and engaging information products, such as environmental statements and sustainable design reports, as well as new project bids
- Applying business operation skills in managing time and budgets, as well as costing new work proposals
- Degree level qualification in an environment related area
- Professional member to IEMA, IES, CIWEM or another professional body;
- Experience of environmental support on energy projects, including EIA
- Sound knowledge of different environment issues and topics
- Grounding in the UK environmental and planning regime;
- Experience in sectors, such as energy, highways, rail, housing;
- Experience of liaising with cross discipline teams, with client organisations, and with external bodies and organisations;
- Strong communication skills and writing and presentation abilities
- Demonstrable skills in some or all of the requirements listed above
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